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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Kiyotaka Fujihara, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Kaoru Machino, Saitama, JP;
Sho Kono, Saitama, JP;
Kiyotaka Fujihara, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Kaoru Machino, Saitama, JP;
Sho Kono, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric motorcycle includes an electric motor for generating a traveling driving force, a battery for supplying electricity to the electric motor, and a case member for accommodating the electric motor and the battery therein. The battery includes a plurality of battery modules, which are disposed in the case member at positions forward of and above of the electric motor. Such arrangement of the electric motor and the battery in the case member helps to centralize mass in a vehicle body of the motorcycle, as well as simplifying assembly of the motorcycle.